Higgs & Johnson expands with addition of Associate, Mrs Jo-Anne Stephens
On 14th October, 2015 Mrs Jo-Anne Stephens was admitted to practise as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands by the Honourable Mr. Justice Charles Quin QC on the application of Higgs & Johnson, Attorneys-at-Law. The admission application was made by…
Dominican and Haitian artisans receive training from Cuban masters
Santo Domingo, October 12, 2015. Twenty artisans from Haiti and the Dominican Republic have honed their design and craft skills following a 25-day training programme with two of Cuba’s most accomplished master artisans Maité Dumenigo and Yanel Rodriguez. The workshop…
New York judge’s role in D.C. gun case challenged
By Zoe Tillman, From The National Law Journal A New York federal judge who declared the District of Columbia’s gun regulations unconstitutional should never have been assigned to the case, lawyers for the city argue. The fight over U.S. District…
Hotel and tourism association officials attend Caribbean hospitality exchange forum
From Turks & Caicos Weekly News Officials from the TCI hotel and tourism association (TCHTA) officials are back on island after attending the revamped Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum held by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association. The forum which…
Business incubator comes to St. Lucia
Entrepreneurs, owners, operators and managers of small to medium firms are set to benefit from the Accelerate Caribbean regional incubation support program designed by InfoDev (The World Bank Group) to strengthen innovation, entrepreneurship and job creation across CARICOM. An Entrepreneurial…
Cayman Islands underemployment rate declined as unemployment rate inched up in Spring 2015
The underemployment rate among residents fell in Spring 2015 to 2.5 percent from 2.9 percent in Fall 2014. The underemployed, which numbered 948 persons, are those with part-time work and were available and seeking for more work. However, the overall…
Hedge funds moving toward a brighter future?
By Michelle Jones From Value Walk Although there have been some many bearish reports on hedge funds over the last week or so, things may be looking up. The problem is that, in general, most have been underperforming year to…
UK re-engaging the region, China financing infrastructure, where’s the US?
By Melanius Alphonse from Caribbean News Now British Prime Minister David Cameron’s first visit to the Caribbean last month and the first bilateral visit by a British prime minister for 14 years delivered one clear and simple message – we…
Kraft must fork over turkey meat
By Max Mitchell, From The Legal Intelligencer Despite cutting turkey production because of an avian flu outbreak, a Philadelphia judge has ordered Kraft Heinz Co. to provide a family-owned meat processor with thousands of pounds of turkey twice a week…
How Airbus bet on China and won
Xinhua From Want ChinaTime Chen Juming says his “secret joy” is to sit and count Airbus aircraft as they take off, land and taxi at Beijing International Airport. His office overlooks the airport and every plane he counts is a…
